The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-13
GEORGE II. CARPENTER GONE.
TEE HEAD OF THE BR00KsIDE KNIT
TING co. CHARGED WITH FORGERY


TING co. CHARGED WITH FORGERK.
Manifold scher,es by which Mr.. Carpente,
Got the NJ oney OF his Friends by Fraud d
supply Means for his ExtravaRnnt Habits
George Haywood Carpenter, President ant
Treasurer Of tho Brooksldo Knitting Company
with an office at 149 Church street and mills al
Troy. n. Y. has had for his solo agent for q
year past the Foster Black Company OF 29t
Church street. A few weeks ago Mr.. Foster
Black, Treasurer of the Foster Black Company
discovered that Carpenter had signed to bills
OF lading since August last tho names OF the
receiving clerks, and had drawn from the Fos-
| tor Black Company the full amount OF the bills
[ For many OF the bills Carpenter had not
sent the corresponding goods. The goods
were supposed to havo been sent by
| Carpenter. or by his manager at tho
mills. A. B. Mallory. to Ill orders in
distant cities. When the Foster Black Com
pany got returns from its correspondents 1t
was learned that in many instances the Brook
side Knitting Company had not sent the goods.
The bills OF lading were examined. and tho
names OF the receiving clerks were SO skilfully
| initiated that the clerks declared on tho first
inspection that the signatures were genuine.
but when the shipping manifests were found
| to show that the Brookside knitting Company
/ had no goods to correspond with the bills Of
lading the clerk 9 had to admit that their names
! had been forged.
Carpenter disappeared on Friday. Nov. 8,
and ON the same day Mr.. Foster Black asked
Inspector Byrnes's aid In arrestine him on tho
charge Of forgery. Since that time other cred
itors have turned up. and they unite In declar-
ing that Carpenter has been swlndling his bus
mess associates for nearly two years. Carpen-
ter has been interested in several companies.
and his affairs are In such a snarl that the
amount Of his liabilities is not known. One Of
his creditors said yesterday that they would
not amount to less than 100000, and that not
a penny remained for tho creditors.
Mr.. Carpenter is well connected socially. He
is nephew OF the Rev. Dr. Kynett OF the
Methodist Book Concern in Philadelphia, a
nephew OF Matt G. Carpenter, and brother Of
Dr. Willard Carpenter OF Cleveland. He was
msped to the
studied Law, and was admitted to- the bar in
this city and was for a short time in Dill d
Building His fath es is c ss sr IN GRIP
sna ss kep
irons in the fire all the time
Is eIsa ser as
Is dark he wears a black moustache. has very
Large dark and his clothing Is e1pensiye
~ he lived at the Florence at Eighteenth stree.
to a handsome country residence. said to- be
owned by his wife; in Hyde Park road. smyley
xrs he Saa
and lived in a brown-stone house at IS West
One of Mr.. Carpenters first ventures was
with the New YORK Knitting COMPANY, whose
rotary Of tic COMPANY. il went into, iiauida-
ton. but Mr.. Carpenter claimed that he was In
no way to blame Tor the failure Another q 1H
Black man Disinreot ant Company with an Office
at beek I'm; street. Then n he became Score
s500.OOO: OF whose stock Mr.. Carpenter claimed
oS SSes H. Carpenter organized
the Waslburn Salicyica Manufacturing Com
t dsH n sRss IL t1 with
CO G the stock trade marks and
terday In tho office Of the company. 102 Cham
bers street. that Mr.. Carpenter has sold his
asa Was % f
brother. Charles X. Carpenter. Is the Secretary
q aa he company It was 9rga nix r on Aug
owner was W. G. Tompkins. now manager Of the
Myra G9 sst ,ss s9mpabny
Chieoree Mass. and MIR. Carpenter gave pnrt
Gas cash and part stock in the eomnany to Mr..
resi- IN notes; !! was said by enq 81 Nj: Gar;
Rev. Dr.: kynett Of PhiIsdeiphia. Other 'S cred.
that ors e n noes hs s Sayi
given In connection with this transaction
would amount to $40 600.
streets that he was worth over $4,000. Besides
his business investments, he Claimed to own u
incas pce st. oas valued at s9ooo
subject to a mortgage Of $4,000. The property
near poHghssepss in his wies nams was ya-
Not long since tho Drookside Knitting Company
shut down. and r attachments im were placed on
however. as Mr. Carpenter claimed that he |
could clear tho company Of it's embarrassments
by the fall business. which is the most protlta-
bic season for the manufactory.
Mr.. Foster Black made this statement yes
Se ss 70
Carpenter and demanded an explanation. He '
replied that there must be mistake some;
joseph B: TyEh, went went 70 Troy VIII ar. car-
Pesy pn ms the Wool over Pssh's eyes W s' In
fact f could not believe that Carpenters ex.
S Ms f6st Would Ts osg
explain, everything to Mr.; Carpenter In New
York. Mallory came to New York in a few
We had q meeting OF all the people concerned
Mallory confessed al that meeting that no
had been instrumental in sending bills of lad
ing in blank TO New York when goods had not
been sent, but that he was induced to do it by
Mr.. Carpenter on the promise that his salary /
questioned him sharply. but he remained firm
Then Mr.. CARPENTER confessed that the mills
were behind. and pleaded that the only way
for us to get our money was to allow him to
make good the defective bills OF lading by |
more goods for our ORDERS
This We promised to do, but we did not intend
TO- t make 3, good the promise; proposed to
no evidence that Mr.. CARPENTER had signed
the bills OF laling, but We began to suspect
him OF being at the bottom Of the trouble
Armed with warrant and an officer / went
to Mallury's house In Troy on Oct in tho
evening, and in front of the house saw Mr.:
Carpenter and Mr.. Thompson; am informed
that Mr. Carpenter had seen, Nal ory, and had
gone down on his knees to him to beg him to
flee and hide himself. and believe, from what
on that evening. that Mallory ex-
pected to step out OF doors and sea Mr. Car
penter bus when lie came TO- his door at the
ringing II his bell ho walked into the arms OF
the officer With tho warrant We We're told by
up in Troy he would be out in Twsnty-four
hours through MIR. Carpenters efforts. and,
therefOra hurried him off m LII |